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 CYAN   MAGENTA  YELLOW   BLACK  PANTONE 123 C Books for professionals by professionals ® Companion eBook Available Beginning Fedora: Dear Reader, Shashank Sharma and Keir Thomas Companion eBook THE APRESS ROADMAP Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional See last page for details on $10 eBook version From Bash to Z Shell: Conquering the Command Line Practical MythTV: Building a PVR and Media Center PC Beginning Fedora From Novice to Professional The complete guide to Fedora—includes everything you need to know to master this popular Linux-based operating system The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server The Definitive Guide to Samba 4, Second Edition ISBN-13: 978-1-59059-855-9 ISBN-10: 1-59059-855-5 53999 US $39.99 INCLUDED Sharma, Thomas www.apress.com Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming Fedora Keir Thomas In recent years, Fedora has emerged as one of the most powerful, innovative, and popular Linux distributions on the planet Touting an impressive array of applications, an active, well-organized development process, and a highly participatory user community, Fedora is ideal for novices wishing to make their first foray into Linux, yet still powerful enough to serve the needs of even the most advanced users This book begins with an introduction to Linux fundamentals, before providing an illustrated, step-by-step installation guide for Fedora This is followed by a troubleshooting chapter for any problems that may arise You’ll also learn how to configure common hardware components under Fedora, such as printers, network cards, and digital cameras Following this, we spend time explaining how to secure your new Fedora installation To help you quickly begin using Fedora as an all-purpose desktop, we show you how to configure your system for listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, and editing images You’ll also learn how to create text documents, spreadsheets, and databases using OpenOffice.org, a powerful open source office solution We also introduce Evolution, an enterprise-grade e-mail client Finally, we delve into the heart of Linux: the powerful command-line interface You’ll learn how to take complete control of your system—managing processes, installing software, adding and removing users, backing up data, optimizing your system, and much, much more The book is packed with tips and hints to help you get the most out of the Fedora experience, and includes several appendixes for quickly referencing Linux terms, BASH commands, and where to look for further help Beginning From Novice to Professional Shashank Sharma The EXPERT’s VOIce ® in Open Source Shashank Sharma and Keir Thomas Shelve in Linux/Fedora User level: Beginner–Intermediate 781590 598559 www.it-ebooks.info this print for content only—size & color not accurate spine = 1.043" 552 page count 8555fmfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:33 PM Page i Beginning Fedora From Novice to Professional The complete guide to Fedora—includes everything you need to know to master this popular Linux-based operating system Shashank Sharma and Keir Thomas www.it-ebooks.info 8555fmfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:33 PM Page ii Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional Copyright © 2007 by Shashank Sharma and Keir Thomas All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-59059-855-9 ISBN-10 (pbk): 1-59059-855-5 Printed and bound in the United States of America Trademarked names may appear in this book Rather than use a trademark symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark Lead Editor: Jason Gilmore Technical Reviewer: Paul Frields Editorial Board: Steve Anglin, Ewan Buckingham, Gary Cornell, Jonathan Gennick, Jason Gilmore, Jonathan Hassell, Chris Mills, Matthew Moodie, Jeffrey Pepper, Ben Renow-Clarke, Dominic Shakeshaft, Matt Wade, Tom Welsh Project Manager: Tracy Brown Collins Copy Edit Manager: Nicole Flores Copy Editor: Damon Larson Assistant Production Director: Kari Brooks-Copony Production Editor and Artist: Katie Stence Compositor: Linda Weidemann, Wolf Creek Press Proofreader: Lori Bring Indexer: John Collin Cover Designer: Kurt Krames Manufacturing Director: Tom Debolski Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 233 Spring Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013 Phone 1-800-SPRINGER, fax 201-348-4505, e-mail orders-ny@springer-sbm.com, or visit http://www.springeronline.com For information on translations, please contact Apress directly at 2855 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 600, Berkeley, CA 94705 Phone 510-549-5930, fax 510-549-5939, e-mail info@apress.com, or visit http://www.apress.com The information in this book is distributed on an “as is” basis, without warranty Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this work, neither the author(s) nor Apress shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this work www.it-ebooks.info 8555fmfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:33 PM Page iii Contents at a Glance About the Authors xix About the Technical Reviewer xxi Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction xxv PART ■■■ Introducing the World of Linux ■CHAPTER Welcome! ■CHAPTER A History and Politics Lesson 11 ■CHAPTER The Realities of Running Linux 19 PART ■■■ Installing Fedora ■CHAPTER Preinstallation Steps 25 ■CHAPTER Installing Fedora 33 ■CHAPTER Solving Installation Problems 57 PART ■■■ The No-Nonsense Getting Started Guide ■CHAPTER Booting Fedora for the First Time 69 ■CHAPTER Getting Everything Up and Running 81 ■CHAPTER How to Secure Your Computer 113 ■CHAPTER 10 Personalizing Fedora: Getting Everything Just Right 127 ■CHAPTER 11 Fedora Replacements for Windows Programs 147 ■CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Files 167 iii www.it-ebooks.info 8555fmfinal.qxd 7/11/07 PART 1:33 PM ■■■ Page iv The Shell and Beyond ■CHAPTER 13 Introducing the BASH Shell 183 ■CHAPTER 14 Understanding Linux Files and Users 197 ■CHAPTER 15 Working with Text Files 217 ■CHAPTER 16 Taking Control of the System 231 ■CHAPTER 17 Cool Shell Tricks 241 PART ■■■ Multimedia ■CHAPTER 18 Digital Music 249 ■CHAPTER 19 Movies and Multimedia 259 ■CHAPTER 20 Image Editing 269 PART ■■■ Office Tasks ■CHAPTER 21 Making the Move to OpenOffice.org 287 ■CHAPTER 22 OpenOffice.org Overview 295 ■CHAPTER 23 In Depth: Writer 309 ■CHAPTER 24 In Depth: Calc 319 ■CHAPTER 25 In Depth: Impress 327 ■CHAPTER 26 In Depth: Base 337 ■CHAPTER 27 In Depth: Evolution 345 PART ■■■ Keeping Your System Running ■CHAPTER 28 Installing and Removing Software 363 ■CHAPTER 29 Managing Users 391 ■CHAPTER 30 Optimizing Your System 399 ■CHAPTER 31 Backing Up Data 417 ■CHAPTER 32 Scheduling Tasks 427 ■CHAPTER 33 Accessing Computers Remotely 433 ■APPENDIX A Glossary of Linux Terms 447 ■APPENDIX B BASH Command Index 465 ■APPENDIX C Getting Further Help 475 ■INDEX 483 www.it-ebooks.info 8555fmfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:33 PM Page v Contents About the Authors xix About the Technical Reviewer xxi Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction xxv PART ■CHAPTER ■■■ Introducing the World of Linux Welcome! What Is Linux? The Age of Linux The Problems with Windows The Benefits of Linux Crash-Free Security Free and Shareable Compatible with Older Hardware The Linux Community Summary ■CHAPTER A History and Politics Lesson 11 In the Beginning 11 The GNU Project 13 Proprietary Software and the GPL 14 GNU and Linux Together 15 Different Flavors of Linux 15 Linux Today 16 Modern Linux Development 16 Summary 17 v www.it-ebooks.info 8555fmfinal.qxd vi 7/11/07 1:33 PM Page vi ■CONTENTS ■CHAPTER The Realities of Running Linux 19 Learning to Use Linux 19 Who Uses Linux? 20 Getting Ahold of Linux 20 Using Fedora 21 Summary 22 PART ■CHAPTER ■■■ Installing Fedora Preinstallation Steps 25 Understanding Partitioning 25 Freeing Up Space 27 Reclaiming Space 28 Removing Windows 28 Using Another Hard Disk 28 Backing Up Your Data 29 Backing Up E-mail Files 30 Making Notes 30 Summary 31 ■CHAPTER Installing Fedora 33 An Overview of the Installation Process 33 Step-by-Step Guide 33 Step 1: Booting from the DVD-ROM 34 Step 2: Selecting Your Language 35 Step 3: Confirming Your Keyboard Layout 36 Step 4: Installing or Upgrading Fedora 36 Step 5: Partitioning the Disk 37 Step 6: Installing the GRUB Boot Loader 41 Step 7: Configuring Network Devices 42 Step 8: Setting the Time Zone 43 Step 9: Setting the Root Account Password 44 Step 10: Selecting Software to Install 45 Step 11: Waiting During Package Installation 48 Step 12: Postinstallation Configuration 50 Summary 55 www.it-ebooks.info 8555fmfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:33 PM Page vii ■CONTENTS ■CHAPTER Solving Installation Problems 57 Preinstallation Problems 57 Problem 57 Solution 57 Problem 58 Solution 58 Problem 58 Solution 58 Problem 59 Solution 59 Problem 59 Solution 59 Installation Problems 59 Problem 59 Solution 59 Problem 59 Solution 59 Problem 60 Solution 60 Postinstallation Problems 60 Problem 60 Solution 60 Problem 60 Solution 60 Problem 61 Solution 61 Problem 61 Solution 61 Problem 62 Solution 62 Graphical Problems 62 Installing a Graphics Card 63 Monitor Configuration 63 Summary 65 www.it-ebooks.info vii 8555fmfinal.qxd viii 7/11/07 1:33 PM Page viii ■CONTENTS PART ■CHAPTER ■■■ The No-Nonsense Getting Started Guide Booting Fedora for the First Time 69 Starting Up 69 Logging In 70 Exploring the Desktop 72 First Impressions 73 Desktop Elements 74 Quick Desktop Guides 75 Running Programs 77 Working with Virtual Desktops 77 Using the Mouse 79 Copying and Pasting Text 80 Summary 80 ■CHAPTER Getting Everything Up and Running 81 Fedora Hardware Support 81 Proprietary vs Open Source Drivers 82 Viewing Your Hardware 83 Getting Online 84 Using an Ethernet Card 85 Joining a Wireless Network 87 Using WEP or WPA Encryption 88 Configuring Dial-Up Internet Access 92 Using a USB-Based DSL Modem 93 Working with a Proxy Server 93 Setting Up Online Software Repositories 94 Configuring E-Mail and Instant Messaging 96 Configuring E-Mail Access 97 Setting Up Instant Messaging 98 Adding a Printer 100 Configuring a Local Printer 100 Configuring a Network Printer 102 Configuring a Windows/SMB Shared Printer 103 Setting Up Digital Imaging Devices 103 Transferring Photos from a Digital Camera 104 Configuring a Scanner 105 Using a USB Memory Stick 106 Installing 3D Graphics Card Drivers 107 Installing an NVIDIA Driver 107 www.it-ebooks.info 8555fmfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:33 PM Page ix ■CONTENTS Configuring Bluetooth 107 Pairing Bluetooth Devices 108 Transferring Files Between Bluetooth Devices 108 Using a Bluetooth Keyboard or Mouse 109 Configuring Sound Cards 110 Summary 111 ■CHAPTER How to Secure Your Computer 113 Windows Security vs Linux Security 113 Root and Ordinary Users 114 Common-Sense Security 116 Securing GRUB 117 Online Updates 119 The Fedora Firewall 120 Installing Firestarter 120 Configuring Firestarter 121 Setting Inbound Rules 122 Setting Outbound Rules 123 Turning Off Diagnostic Services 124 Summary 125 ■CHAPTER 10 Personalizing Fedora: Getting Everything Just Right 127 Changing the Look and Feel 127 Altering the Theme 127 Changing Individual Theme Components 128 Installing Additional Components 129 Changing the Wallpaper 131 Setting Font Preferences 132 Configuring Input Devices 133 Configuring Mouse Options 133 Changing Keyboard Settings 134 Creating Keyboard Shortcuts 135 Personalizing Login Options 136 Changing Your Login Picture 137 Adding and Removing Desktop Items 138 Adding a Shortcut 138 Creating a Launcher 138 Creating a Link 139 Adding and Removing Menus 140 Adding All the Menus to a Panel 140 Adding the Applications Menu to a Panel 140 Deleting a Menu 141 www.it-ebooks.info ix 8555idxfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 505 ■INDEX nohup command, 470 noise filters, The GIMP, 280 notebooks, 96 Notepad Fedora software equivalents for, 148 notification area, Fedora desktop, 74 NTFS (NT file system), 457 Fedora writing to Windows partition, 27 reading and writing to NTFS disk, 210 working with files in Windows partitions, 177, 178 Numbering category, OpenOffice toolbar, 298 NVIDIA driver, installing, 107 ■O o command, vi, 222 o flag, mount command, 210 Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), 304 object modes, Nautilus, 174 obsoletes option, yum, 381 ODF (OpenDocument Format), 290 office software, Linux, 20 GNOME, 294 KOffice, 294 Office and OpenOffice similarities, 287–288 OpenOffice core functionality, 304–307 customizing interface, 296–304 file compatibility, 289–290 fonts, 291–293 interface, 295–296 key features, 288 personal data file type extensions, 30 Ogg Theora, 263 Ogg Vorbis, 254 OLE (Object Linking and Embedding), 304 online setting up online software repositories, 94–96 online help, 479–481 fedorafaq.org, 481 fedoraproject.org, 481 forums, 479–480 IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 481 mailing lists, 480 third-party web sites, 481 online radio, tuning in to, 253–254 online, getting see getting online onscreen status messages corrupted, 60 open source drivers proprietary drivers compared, 82–83 open source movie file formats, 263 open source programs/software, 364, 457 FLOSS, 452 FOSS, 452 OpenDocument Format (ODF), 290 www.it-ebooks.info Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ menu bar, 171 object modes, 174 Places pane, 173 special Nautilus windows, 174–175 toolbar, 171 view as icons/list option, 172 viewing network locations, 174 zoom controls, 172 Navigate category, OpenOffice toolbar, 298 navigating text commands in vi Command mode, 222 keyboard shortcuts in BASH, 243 NDISwrapper using Windows XP drivers for wireless card, 91 Nero Fedora software equivalents for, 148 net directory, Fedora root file system, 207 netfs service, 405 netstat command, 470 Network Configuration dialog box, 85, 86 network file systems accessing networked Windows files, 178 netfs service, 405 viewing network locations in Nautilus, 174 Network Neighborhood, Windows Fedora desktop equivalent, 76 network printers, configuring, 102 Network Settings dialog box configuring WEP, 89 NetworkManager tool, 90 networks avahi-daemon service, 405 Bluetooth devices configuring, 107 pairing, 108 transferring files between, 108–109 keyboard or mouse, 109–110 configuring network card via DHCP, 85 configuring network devices, 42 configuring settings of network interface, 469 configuring static IP address, 86–87 display network path, 473 getting online using Ethernet card, 85–87 showing current network connections, 470 wireless network, 87 configuring wireless card, 87 getting online using WEP or WPA, 88–91 working with proxy server, 93–94 X graphical subsystem, Linux, 438 newbie, 8, 457 NFS, 457 NFS and NIS protocols portmap service, 405 NI (nice value) column, top program, 233 nice command, 470 no-deps option, rpm command installing totem-xine package, 261 505 8555idxfinal.qxd 506 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 506 ■INDEX OpenOffice adding functions to toolbars, 296–298 adding new toolbar, 299 Base, 153–154, 337–344 Basic, 151 BASIC-like programming language, 305 Calc, 151–152, 319–326 configuration options, 299–304 core functionality, 304–307 customizing menus, 299 Evolution, 345 file compatibility, 289–290 file extensions, 306 fonts, 291–293 copying Windows fonts, 292 installing TrueType core fonts, 292–293 glossary of Linux terms, 457 help, 304 Impress, 152, 327–335 inserting objects with OLE, 304 interface, 295–296 customizing, 296–304 document area, 295 Drawing toolbar, 295 formatting toolbar, 295 menu bar, 295 ruler, 295 standard toolbar, 295 status bar, 295 key features, 288 macro language, 151 macros, 305 Microsoft Office similarities, 287 Microsoft Office software equivalents, 288 presentation software see Impress relational database program see Base saving files, 306 sharing files, 290 spreadsheet program see Calc toolbar customization categories, 297 using dialog boxes for control, 313 version with Fedora, 287 wizards, 304 word processor see Writer Writer, 149–150, 309–318 OpenSSH, 433, 434 operating systems, GNU and Linux, 15 Linux background, Windows and Linux discussed, worms, opt directory, Fedora root file system, 207 optimizing Fedora, 399–415 adding space to existing logical volume, 413–415 freeing disk space, 412 optimizing hard disk settings, 407–410 optimizing kernel, 411 prelinking, 410–411 speeding up bootup process, 399–406 Optional packages button, Pirut Package Manager, 370, 372 Options category, OpenOffice toolbar, 298 options, OpenOffice configuring, 299–304 ordinary users see standard users outbound rules setting, Firestarter, 123–124 outbound traffic, 121 output piping command output, 246–247 redirecting command output, 247–248 standard output, 219 ownership changing ownership of file, 204 chown command, 204 example illustrating file permissions, 203 file owner’s file permissions, 201 files and directories, 200 ls command showing, 201 processes, 232 ■P p command, vi Command mode, 221 P command-line option creating custom run-level, 403 package conflict, 366 package files see packages Package Group filter removing unused programs, 413 package management system, 365–369 adding installation sources, 381 components, 367 dependency management, 366 Linux compared to Windows or Mac OS X, 368 RPM component, 367–368, 471 yum component, 367–368 Package Manager see Pirut Package Manager packages applying package updates with Pup, 374 custom software selection, 46 decoding package filenames, 375 description, 365, 381 determining if package installed, 381 formats of Linux installation files, 364 learning package version/size, 381 listing all installed/available packages, 381 listing all package dependencies, 381 listing available updates for, 381 listing obsolete packages, 381 querying packages using yum, 381 updating every installed package, 381 waiting during package installation, 48 www.it-ebooks.info 8555idxfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 507 ■INDEX Path creation tool, The GIMP, 272 PATH variable running programs with BASH shell, 188 paths autocompletion with files and paths, 241 editing images with The GIMP, 274 executing system programs, 392 Fedora file system, 167 removing initial forward slash from, 424 Paths option, OpenOffice, 301 Pattern stamp tool, The GIMP, 273 pax command, 423 PC name command prompt, 187 pcscd service, 405 PDF files file extensions and viewer, 176 OpenOffice, 288, 290 personal data file type extensions, 30 saving OpenOffice files, 306 PDF viewer Fedora software equivalents for, 149 Pencil tool, The GIMP, 273 period (.) symbol see dot notation permissions see file permissions permissive policy, outbound traffic, 121 personal data backing up data, 417 configuring OpenOffice, 300 personal data file types, 29 personalizing Fedora, 127–145 Perspective tool, The GIMP, 272 Phone List view Contacts mode, Evolution, 356 photo editing software see also The GIMP Fedora software equivalents for, 148 photos transferring from digital camera, 104–105 pictures see images PID (process ID), 457 top program process information, 232 Pidgin Internet Messenger, 164 chat protocols, 96 FAQ site, 99 previous name for, 97 setting up instant messaging, 98–100 transferring instant messaging account to, 99 Pinch filter, The GIMP, 281 ping command, 470 commands and DOS equivalents, 191 turning off diagnostic services, 124 pipe code for, 202 glossary of Linux terms, 457 pipe (|) symbol, 447 www.it-ebooks.info Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ packaging software for installation, 363 padlock symbol in browser, 88 page numbers, Writer adding headers and footers, 317 Pagecurl filter, The GIMP, 281 pairing Bluetooth devices, 108 palettes, OpenOffice Style and Formatting palette, Writer, 310 Panel, 74 adding all menus to, 140 adding Applications menu to, 140 adding/removing applets, 142 panels, personalizing, 141 Paragraph dialog box, Writer, 310 parent directory, 211 symbol indicating, 447 parent processes pstree command, 234 partitions, 25–26 boot partition, 39 default partitions, 39 deleting Windows partition, 40 Fedora writing to Windows partition, 27 glossary of Linux terms, 457 hard-disk partitioning program, 467 installing Fedora, 37–40 on separate disk, 40 Linux distributions, 26 listing, 210 mounting, 209–210 root partition, 39 swap partition, 39 Windows partitions, 25 working with files in, 177 passphrases configuring WEP, 88 passwd command, 470 adding and deleting users via command line, 396 changing passwords, 396 l option, 397 u option, 397 password protected files OpenOffice file compatibility, 289 passwords adding and changing, 396–397 adding and deleting users via GUI, 394 backing up data, 30 blank passwords in Fedora, 396 creating users postinstallation, 53 decoding asterisks, 31 entering password and security, 116 setting root account password, 44 pasting text, Fedora, 80 patents software patents, 249 understanding legalities of playback, 249 507 8555idxfinal.qxd 508 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 508 ■INDEX piping command output, 246–247 displaying piped output, 472 using with grep command, 247 Pirut Package Manager automatic software download and installation, 94 dependency problems, 412 description, 370 downloading additional theme components, 130 installing codecs, 250 installing movie-editing software, 266 installing software, 369–372 installing tvtime, 266 locating, 95 removing software, 372–373, 412 searching for software, 373 using online repositories, 95 viewing hardware, 83 Places menu, Fedora desktop, 73, 74, 76 adding all menus to Panel, 140 Places pane, Nautilus File Browser tool, 173 Plain Greeter login screen, 136 Plain text mode creating Evolution messages, 350 platforms decoding package filenames, 375 playback understanding legalities of, 249–250 video playback, installing codecs, 261–262 plugins libgcj webplugin, 265 Pointers tab, Mouse Preferences, 133 portmap service, 405 ports, VNC and, 443 POSIX, 457 postinstallation configuration, Fedora, 50–54 configuring firewall, 51 configuring SELinux, 52 configuring sound card, 54 creating users, 53 setting date and time, 52 Power Management Preferences window, 143 power-saving benefit of, 144 controlling monitor shutoff, 143 setting power-saving features, 143–144 spinning down hard disk, 144 PowerNow! function, 143 PPID field killing processes, 235 no parent process exists, 236 PPP, 457 PR (priority) column top program process information, 232 Preferences menu options, 76 prelink program, 410–411 prelinking, 410–411 presentation files file extensions and viewer, 176 location on Applications menu, 176 presentation software see also Impress Fedora software equivalents for, 148 Microsoft Office and OpenOffice, 288 primary key, Base, 340 Print option Calc/Draw/Impress, 303 OpenOffice, 301 Writer/Web, 302 printenv command, 471 printers configuring, 100–103 local printer, 100–102 network printer, 102 Windows/SMB shared printer, 103 endless pages printing problem, 102, 103 problem finding printer in list, 101 printing cups service, 405 hplip service, 405 printing files, 469 displaying print queue, 469 printing options, OpenOffice, 300 proc directory, Fedora root file system, 207 process ID (PID) column top program process information, 232 processes changing priority whilst running, 471 controlling processes, 234–237 clearing up crashed processes, 237 killall command, 237 ps command, 237 description, 231 displaying current processes, 471 jobs and, 238 killing, 234–236, 469 ownership of, 232 programs and, 231 renicing, 234 showing user processes only, 235 top program process information, 232 unique number is low, 236 unique number to track processes, 232 viewing, 231–234 zombie processes, 233, 236 processors decoding package filenames, 375 program data, backing up, 417 programs see also software color-coding within GNOME terminal, 199 compiling programs from source code, 387–390 crashed program, 236 www.it-ebooks.info 8555idxfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 509 ■INDEX ■Q q command, vi Command-Line mode, 223, 406 editing file with vi, 225 q option, rpm command, 376 q! command, vi Command-Line mode, 223 editing file with vi, 225 QEMU using Linux without installation, 29 queries Database pane, Base program, 339 querying packages using yum, 381 querying with rpm, 376 question mark (?) symbol, 448 vi Command mode, 221 queues displaying print queue, 469 Quick Launch toolbar, Windows Fedora desktop equivalent, 76 QuickTime format, 260 quitting programs keyboard shortcut to quit current program, 244 ■R r option, cp command, 193 r option, grep command, 226 r option, rm command, 195 r permission, files, 201, 203 r switch, userdel command, 396 radio, tuning in online, 253–254 rc.local file, 409 rc.sysinit file, 400 rdiff-backup utility, 422 using Pybackpack, 418, 419 RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) connecting to remote Windows computers, 443–444 read permission, 201 readahead setting, 409 README files, 478–479 resolving dependencies, 384, 385 readonly setting, 409 RealPlayer, 262 RealVideo format, 260 RealVNC program, 442 reboot command, 471 Rectangular selection tool, The GIMP, 271 Recurrence tab, Evolution Calendars mode, 359 recursive option, commands, 193 Recycle Bin, Windows Fedora desktop equivalent, 73, 76 Red Hat, 21, 458 redirect, 458 redirecting command output, 247–248 redirecting standard error output, 248 symbol indicating, 447 using < and > redirection, 247 regexes see regular expressions regions Color regions selection tool, The GIMP, 272 Contiguous regions selection tool, The GIMP, 272 regular expressions (regexes), 458 using with grep command, 227–228 reiserfs file system, 207 relational databases, 337 see also Base Remember Password box, 347 remote, 458 www.it-ebooks.info Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ Fedora replacements for Windows programs, 147–166 keyboard shortcut to quit current program, 244 keyboard shortcut to stop current program, 244 launching files and running programs, 175–177 Linux programs, 149–166 mail program, 248 open source programs, 364 processes and, 231 removing unused programs, 412 running programs in Fedora, 77 top program, 231–234 proprietary, 458 proprietary drivers open source drivers compared, 82–83 software repositories, 95 Proxy option, OpenOffice, 304 proxy servers Firefox and proxy settings, 94 ISPs running, 94 working with, 93–94 ps command, 471 aux options, 237 controlling processes, 237 pstree command, 234 Pup (Package Updater), 374 online updates, 119 put command, sftp program, 438 PuTTY program controlling Fedora desktop from Windows, 442 logging into Fedora from Windows, 436 pwd command, 471 sftp program, 438 Pybackpack backing up data, 418–419 excluding files/folders from backup job, 420 including files/folders in backup job, 420 incremental backups, 419 rdiff-backup utility, 418, 419, 422 restoring data via Pybackpack, 421 Python-Fu scripting language, The GIMP, 282 509 8555idxfinal.qxd 510 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 510 ■INDEX remote access accessing computers remotely, 433–446 accessing Fedora via remote desktop, 440–442 accessing GUI applications remotely, 438–443 closing remote sessions with shell, 436 connecting to remote computers, 443–446 Mac OS X/Linux/other Windows, 445–446 Windows XP Professional/2000/NT, 443–444 controlling Fedora desktop from Windows, 442 logging into remote computer using SSH, 434–436 managing remote sessions, 436 reasons for using shells, 185 running GNOME desktop remotely, 439–440 running X applications on remote computer, 439 transferring files between remote computers, 436–438 using scp, 436–437 using sftp, 437–438 using SSH (Secure Shell), 433–438 Remote Desktop feature, Fedora, 440–442 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), 443–444 remote machine, 433 Remote tab, Login Screen, 136 remove option, yum, 380 removing software resolving dependency issues with rpm, 377 using Pirut, 372–373 using rpm, 376 using yum, 380 rename command, 191 renaming files, 194 render filters, The GIMP, 281 renice command, 471 renicing processes, 234 repeating last command in vi Command mode, 222 reports, Base, 339 repositories see software repositories RES (shared memory) column top program process information, 233 resolution changing screen resolution, 73 resolution too low/high, 61 restoring data incremental backups, 422 Pybackpack, 421 restrictive policy, outbound traffic, 121 reverse dependencies dependency management, 366 removing software using yum, 380 removing software using Pirut, 373 reverse engineering digital rights management, 250 RHEL, 458 Rhythmbox, 156–157 creating CDs, 257 DRM protected files, 157 Fedora starts Totem Movie Player instead, 252 file extensions, 176 playing music files, 250–252 right-clicking, The GIMP, 270 right-handed configuring mouse options, 133 ripping, 254 ripping tracks using Sound Juicer, 255 rm command, 195, 471 atrm command, 431 commands and DOS equivalents, 191 sftp program, 438 rmdir command, 471 sftp program, 438 rmmod command, 471 RMS (Richard Matthew Stallman), 14 root accessing/writing to root of file system, 206 Fedora file system, 205 Fedora root file system, 206 glossary of Linux terms, 458 mounting files, 208 root and root user, 205 setting root account password, installing Fedora, 44 switching the root of file system, 205 symbol indicating, 447 root directory, Fedora root file system, 207 root partition, 39 root user, 392, 448 commands requiring root privileges, 465 inheriting root user environment variables, 392 knowing that you are logged in as root, 392 logging in as root on bootup, 392 ownership of processes, 232 permissions on directory owned by root, 203 quitting root user account, 392 root and root user, 205 standard and root users, 114, 200 symbol indicating, 447 using for everyday tasks, 71 working at command line as, 206 Rosegarden musical sequencer, 256 Rotate tool, The GIMP, 272 route command, 471 RPM, 458 rpm file extension, 364 rpm command, 374, 375–378, 471 installing totem-xine package, 261 www.it-ebooks.info 8555idxfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 511 ■INDEX ■S S (status) column top program process information, 233 s command, vi Command-Line mode, 223 s option, du command, 213 S option, hdparm program, 144 S option, ls command, 213 s permission, files, 202 Samba, 459 SATA hard disks hdparm command working with, 408 saturation editing images with The GIMP, 276 saving files, OpenOffice, 306 saving options, OpenOffice, 301 sbin directory, Fedora root file system, 207 scalable, 459 Scale tool, The GIMP, 272 Scaled option, wallpaper, 131 scanbus option, cdrecord command, 248 scanners/scanning configuring scanner, 105–106 inserting pictures, Writer, 312 XSane utility, 105 Scheduling tab, Evolution Calendars mode, 359 scheduling tasks, 427–431 anacron, 429–430 at command, 431 creating scheduled task, 427–428 cron daemon, 427–428 scp command copying entire directories, 437 transferring files between remote computers, 436–437 screen command, 471 screen program, 436 screen resolution, changing, 73 Screenreader setting up Assistive Technology Support, 137 screenshots, taking, 31 Script-Fu scripting language, The GIMP, 282 scripts, 399, 459 comments within, 400 scrolling large files scrolling off screen, 217 less command, 218 scrolling the window, 245 SDI (Single Document Interface), 270 search folders, Evolution, 355 Search option, OpenOffice, 304 search option, yum, 380 searching commands in vi Command mode, 221 find command, 211–212 finding files, 211–213 grep command, 226–227 using regular expressions with, 227–228 locate command, 212 searching through text files, 226–228 using yum, 380 whereis command, 213 secret key, rpm security, 377 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), 88, 460 security entering password, 116 Happy GNOME with Browser option, 136 installing software and security, 116 kernels, 411 Linux, 6, locking up PC and security, 117 logging into remotely using SSH, 435 online updates, 119 permissions in Linux, rpm security, 377–378 securing GRUB, 117–118 updating system and security, 117 using Remember Password box, 347 viruses, Windows and Linux compared, 113–114 worms, Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux), 52 www.it-ebooks.info Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ RPM component, package management, 367–368 RPM GNU Privacy Guard key system, 377 RPM package files adding installation sources, 382 components, 368 decoding package filenames, 375 installing software using yum, 378 using yum to install RPMs, 379 rpm-build package, 293 rpmbuild command, 293 rpmdevtools package, 293 RSA key fingerprint, 435 RTF text documents, OpenOffice, 289 RTFM, 459, 475 ruler, OpenOffice interface, 295 rules, Evolution sorting and filtering messages, 353 run levels, 190, 459 changing, 469 creating custom run-level, 403–404 description of run-levels 0-6, 401 displaying current run level, 471 multiuser, 401 optimizing run-level services, 403–406 pruning run-level services, 404–406 repairing custom run level, 406 restoring run-level 5, 406 switching to run level 1, 407 understanding bootup, 400, 401 runlevel command, 471 Running on AC tab, Power Management, 143 511 8555idxfinal.qxd 512 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 512 ■INDEX Security Level and Firewall tool, 113, 434 Security option, OpenOffice, 301 Security tab, Login Screen, 136 selecting language, Fedora installation, 35 self-installing binary files, 364 SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux), 52 selinux directory, Fedora root file system, 207 Send/Receive button, Evolution, 347 Sensitivity setting, mouse motion, 133 sequences, Calc entering sequence of data across cells, 319 server, 459 working with proxy server, 93–94 Service Configuration window pruning run-level services, 404 services, 403, 459 descriptions of run level services, 405 pruning run-level services, 404–406 status, 405 understanding bootup, 401 sessions shell sessions that don’t close with shell, 436 sftp command, 438, 472 transferring files between remote computers, 437–438 Shading icon, Impress, 332 Shape selection tool, The GIMP, 272 Sharpen filter, The GIMP applying filters with The GIMP, 280 editing images with The GIMP, 278 Shear tool, The GIMP, 272 shells autocompletion, 241–242 BASH shell, 183–196, 448 booting into the shell, 190 changing and creating directories, 195 closing remote sessions with shell, 436 command history, 244–245 command prompt, 186 DOS commands and shell equivalents, 191 glossary of Linux terms, 459 help with, 188–189 keyboard shortcuts, 243–244 managing software from shell, 374–390 adding installation sources, 381–383 compiling from source code, 383–390 using rpm to install/remove software, 375–378 using yum to install/remove software, 378–381 other shells, 184 piping command output, 246–247 reasons for using, 184–185 redirecting command output, 247–248 running programs with, 187–188 running shell via virtual console, 189–190 scripts, 459 shell sessions that don’t close with shell, 436 using, 186–187 when to use, 186 working with files, 190–195 Shift+Page Down, 245 Shift+Page Up, 245 shortcuts adding shortcuts, 138 creating keyboard shortcuts, 135 creating shortcuts to applications, 79 keyboard shortcuts, 243–244 Nautilus Bookmarks menu, 171 zoom controls, Nautilus, 172 SHR (shared memory) column top program process information, 233 shred command, 472 Shut Down menu option, Fedora desktop, 73 Shut Down, Windows Fedora desktop equivalent, 76 shutting down PC, 73 halt command, 468 signature section, RPM file, 368 signatures creating e-mail signature, 351 Single Document Interface (SDI), 270 sleep command, 472 sleeping, jobs, 238 sliders changing keyboard settings, 134 editing images with The GIMP, 276 slides animating slides, Impress, 330 slides pane, Impress, 329 smart cards, pcscd service, 405 SMB, 460 configuring Windows/SMB shared printer, 103 Smolt Project, 83 Smudge tool, The GIMP, 273 socket, code for, 202 software see also programs applying package updates with Pup, 374 compiled software, 363 dependency hell, 367 Fedora replacements for Windows programs, 147–166 free software, 452 installing, 363–369 formats of Linux installation files, 364–365 managing software from shell, 374–390 managing software via GUI, 369–374 package management system, 365–369 selecting software to install, 45–47 using Pirut to install software, 369–372 office software for Linux, 20 open source software, 457 packaging software for installation, 363 www.it-ebooks.info 8555idxfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 513 ■INDEX SSH (Secure Shell), 433–438, 460 ending ssh session, 435 initiating ssh remote shell session, 434 logging into Fedora from Windows, 436 logging into remote computer, 434–436 managing remote sessions, 436 OpenSSH, 433 running X applications remotely, 439 transferring files between remote computers, 436–438 using scp, 436–437 using sftp, 437–438 verifying key fingerprint on ssh connection, 435 ssh command, 472 reasons for using shells, 185 specifying X communications, 440 ssh-keygen program, 435 SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), 88, 460 Stallman, Richard, 13, 14, 460 standard error, 460 standard error output, redirecting, 248 standard files, code for, 202 standard input/output, 219, 246, 460, 477 standard toolbar, OpenOffice interface, 295 standard users commands for ordinary users, 465 standard and root users, 114, 200 symbol indicating, 448 standby mode setting power-saving features, 143 StarOffice OpenOffice history, 287 Start button, Fedora desktop, 141 Start menu, Windows Fedora desktop equivalent, 73, 76 startx command, 190, 472 static IP addresses assigning, 406 configuring, 86–87 status (S) column top program process information, 233 status bar, OpenOffice interface, 295 status, services, 405 sticky bit t permission, directories, 202 stopping programs keyboard shortcut to stop current program, 244 storage devices accessing removable storage devices, 178–180 unmounting, 179 Streamtuner configuring to use Rhythmbox, 253 tuning in to online radio stations, 253–254 string, 460 Style and Formatting palette, Writer, 310 www.it-ebooks.info Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ proprietary software and the GPL, 14–15 reclaiming space on hard disk, 28 removing unused software, 412 removing software using Pirut, 372, 373 searching for software using Pirut, 373 software patents understanding legalities of playback, 249 software repositories adding installation sources, 381–383 automatic upgrades, 94 disabling, 383 downloading additional theme components, 130 freshrpms repository, 95 indicating repository not used, 383 livna repository, 95 official/unofficial repositories, 368 proprietary drivers, 95 searching using yum, 380 selecting software to install, installing Fedora, 45 setting up online software repositories, 94–96 yum component, package management, 368 software versions, 369 Solaris, 460 Solitaire Fedora software equivalents for, 149 sort command, 472 redirecting output after sorting, 247 Sort Lists option, Calc, 303 sorting data, Calc, 322–323 sorting e-mail messages, 353–354 sound cards, configuring, 54, 110–111 Sound Juicer, 255 source code binary files and, 364 closed source, 449 compiling from, 383–390 compiling programs, 387–390 installing compiler tools, 383–384 resolving dependencies, 384–387 unpacking tarball, 384–387 formats of Linux installation files, 364 glossary of Linux terms, 460 Linux philosophy of sharing, 364 SourceForge.net, 364 speaker icon, Fedora desktop, 74 speed of mouse pointer, 133 Speed slider changing keyboard settings, 134 spell-checking, Evolution, 350 spell-checking, Writer, 311–312 spreadsheet files, 176 spreadsheet software see also Calc Fedora software equivalents for, 148 Microsoft Office and OpenOffice, 288 srv directory, Fedora root file system, 207 513 8555idxfinal.qxd 514 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 514 ■INDEX su command, 200, 204, 206, 472 logging in as root user, 392 standard and root users, 114 temporarily switching to any user account, 397 using system configuration commands, 407 working at command line with, 206 SUM function, Calc, 321 superusers see root users SUSE distro reiserfs file system, 207 SVG, 460 swap, 461 swap partition, 39 Sweep audio recorder, 257 SWF, Flash file type, 334 switches, command line, 193 symbolic link, 461 code for, 202 color-coding within GNOME terminal, 199 Synaptics TouchPad configuration, 96 synthesizers, virtual, 256 sys directory, Fedora root file system, 207 sysadmin, 461 sysinit (rc.sysinit) file, 400 system controlling jobs, 238–239 controlling processes, 234–237 displaying technical information about, 473 processes and programs, 231 viewing processes, 231–234 system configuration commands using su command correctly, 407 system control keyboard shortcuts, 244 system crashes, system files displaying, 469 hidden files, 175 system fonts, Fedora desktop, 132 system initialization (sysinit), 400 System menu, Fedora desktop, 73, 74, 76 adding all menus to Panel, 140 system programs, executing, 392 System Restore functionality reclaiming space on hard disk, 28 System V, 461 ■T t option, hdparm command, 407 t option, mount command, 210 t option, tar command, 425 t permission, directories, 202 Tab key, autocompletion, 241 tabbed browsing, Firefox, 156 Table category, OpenOffice toolbar, 298 Table option, Writer/Web, 302 Table tool, Writer, 313–314 Table toolbar, Writer, 314 Table Wizard, Base, 338, 339 tables, Base, 338, 339–340 tables, Writer, 313, 314 tac command, 472 tail command, 218, 472 tainted, 461 Tanenbaum, Andrew, 11 tar command, 423–425, 472 creating scheduled task with crontab, 428 overwriting data, 424 scheduled tasks with anacrontab, 430 unpacking tarball, 384 TAR files, 423, 461 compressing TAR archives, 424–425 creating, 424 extracting files from TAR archives, 425 saving to CD/DVD, 425 viewing TAR archives, 425 tarballs, 364 unpacking tarball, 384–387 anacron, 429, 430 at command, 431 cron daemon, 427–428 Tasks mode, Evolution, 347, 359–360 switching between Evolution modes, 346 switching to, 360 Tasks pane, Base program, 338 tasks pane, Impress, 329 tasks, scheduling, 427–431 tasks, top program, 231 TCP/IP, 461 tee command, 472 templates, Impress presentations, 327 Templates category, OpenOffice toolbar, 298 terminal, 461 clearing terminal screen, 466 switching to specified virtual terminal, 466 terminal programs, 183 Terminal Server Client program connecting to remote computers, 443–446 Mac OS X/Linux/other Windows, 445–446 Windows XP Professional/2000/NT, 443–444 installing, 441 terminology glossary of Linux terms, 447–463 TeX, 461 Texinfo system, 478 text boxes, Impress moving and shrinking, 328 text editors copying and pasting text in Fedora, 80 ed, 219 Emacs, 220, 451 Fedora software equivalents for, 148 Gedit, 226 nano, 220 www.it-ebooks.info 8555idxfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 515 ■INDEX Thunderbird e-mail client backing up e-mail files, 30 finding where mail files are stored, 30 importing e-mail from Thunderbird, 349 TightVNC, 445 Tiled option, wallpaper, 131 time zone, setting, 43 TIME+ column top program process information, 233 timeout value, grub.conf file, 402 tmp directory Fedora root file system, 207 standard user account, 199 tmpfs, 214 To Character option, Writer context menus, 312 toolbar, Nautilus, 171 toolbars, OpenOffice adding functions to toolbars, 296–298 adding new toolbar, 299 customization categories, 297 deleting icons from, 298 Drawing toolbar, 295 Impress, 328, 329, 331, 332 Form Control toolbar, Base, 342 Form Navigation toolbar, Base, 344 formatting toolbar, 295 Impress, 331 Writer, 309 Standard toolbar, 295 Table toolbar, Writer, 314 tools image-editing tools, The GIMP, 270–273 tooltips, hovering mouse to see, 309 top command, 472 top program, 231–234 killing processes, 235, 236 ordering of process list, 233 renicing processes, 234 showing user processes only, 235 tasks, 231 top program process information, 232 updating information, 233 Torvalds, Linus, 12, 461 Totem Movie Player, 158 file extensions, 176 playing video files, 262 watching DVDs, 263 watching videos, 259 totem-xine package, installing, 261 touch command, 472 touchpad configuration, 96 toys filters, The GIMP, 282 TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chip, 41 tracepath command, 473 commands and DOS equivalents, 191 traceroute tool, 124 transitions between slides, Impress, 328 www.it-ebooks.info Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ using command-line text editor, 219–226 vi, 220–226 vim (vi improved) text editor, 220 Writer, 149–150, 309–318 text files see also files cat command, 217 comparing, 229 concatenating, 217 displaying final lines of, 472 displaying in reverse, 472 displaying topmost lines of, 468 file extensions and viewer, 176 head command, 218 interactively scrolling through, 469, 470 large files scrolling off screen, 217 less command, 217, 218 location on Applications menu, 176 more command, 217 regular expressions, 227–228 searching through files, 226–228 searching using grep command, 226–227 sorting entries in, 472 tail command, 218 using command-line text editor, 219–226 viewing, 217–219 document status information, 218 scrolling through file, 218 viewing beginning/end of file, 218 working with, 217–229 Text tool, The GIMP, 272 Textures icon, Impress, 333 TFT screens, 64 The GIMP, 159–160, 270–273 applying filters with, 279–282 copy, cut, and paste buffers, 274 editing images with, 274–278 making color corrections, 276–277 foreground and background colors, 273 glossary of Linux terms, 452 image-editing tools, 270–273 layers, 275 Layers dialog box, 273 levels, 276 main toolbar window, 270 paths, 274 right-clicking, 270 scripting languages, 282 switching virtual desktops, 270 Theme Preferences dialog box, 127, 129 Themed Greeter login screen, 136 themes, Fedora desktop additional theme components, 129–131 altering themes, 127–128 changing theme components, 128–129 continual improvement, 131 default theme, 128 Threshold setting, mouse motion, 133 515 8555idxfinal.qxd 516 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 516 ■INDEX transposing text keyboard shortcuts in BASH, 243 Trash emptying e-mail Trash on exit, 355 Evolution, 348 Trash icon, Fedora desktop, 73, 74, 76 troubleshooting graphical problems, 62–65 screen flickers, 63 installation problems, 57–65 blank screen, 60 configuring framebuffer message, 59 Fedora logo corrupted, 60 GRUB boot loader program, 62 installation problems, 59–60 installation program freezes/reboots, 59 mouse/keyboard not recognized, 61 onscreen status messages corrupted, 60 package installation freezes, 59 PC hangs with “Kernel Panic” message, 58 PC not responding to keyboard, 58 PC unable to boot from CD-ROM, 57 postinstallation problems, 60–62 preinstallation problems, 57–59 resolution too low/high, 61 unhandled exception error message, 59 using KVM switch, 60 reasons for using shells, 185 TrueType core fonts, 292–293 tty device, 184, 462 Tux, 462 TV watching TV under Fedora, 266 tvtime, installing, 266 TWAIN modules getting pictures onto PCs, 269 Typing Break tab, Keyboard Preferences, 134 ■U u command, vi Command mode, 222 u option, hdparm command, 409 u option, passwd command, 397 U option, rpm command, 375 UIDs, 392, 462 adding and deleting users via GUI, 394 umask command, 473 umount command, 209, 211, 473 unalias command, 473 uname command, 473 Undelete option, Evolution, 348 undo option, prelink program, 410 undo steps, OpenOffice, 300 undoing changes keyboard shortcuts in BASH, 243 undoing last command in vi Command mode, 222 unhandled exception error message, 59 uninstalling software reclaiming space on hard disk, 28 UNIX BSD UNIX, 449 Common UNIX Printing System, 450 glossary of Linux terms, 462 Hewlett-Packard proprietary form of, 454 IBM proprietary form of, 448 Linux background, 11 MINIX, 456 Solaris, 460 symbol indicating UNIX and variants of, 448 System V, 461 unmaskirq setting, 409 unmounting file system, 473 unmounting storage devices, 179 Unsharp Mask filter, The GIMP, 280 unzip command, 473 up2date, replacement for, 369 update command, yum, 381 updates applying package updates with Pup, 374 online updates and security, 119 updating system and security, 117 updating software using yum, 381 upgrading Fedora, 36 uptime command, 473 USB memory devices accessing removable storage devices, 178 unmounting storage devices, 180 using USB memory stick, 106 USB-based DSL modem, 93 USER column top program process information, 232 User Data option, OpenOffice, 300 User Manager program, 393 User Properties dialog box, 394 useradd command, 396, 473 user’s home directory shorthand for, 187 symbol indicating, 447 userdel command, 396, 473 username command prompt, 187 displaying, 468 users adding and changing passwords, 396–397 adding/deleting at command line, 396 adding/deleting via GUI, 393–395 assigning new user to group, 396 commands for ordinary users, 465 commands requiring root privileges, 465 controlling processes, 234 creating, 53 deleting, 396 executing system programs, 392 www.it-ebooks.info 8555idxfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 517 ■INDEX ■V v option, rpm command, 376 v option, tar command, 425 var directory, Fedora root file system, 207 variable, 187, 462 VBA compatibility, OpenOffice, 289 VBA Properties option, OpenOffice, 301 vCards, 357 verbose, 462 versatility, 185 versions concurrent versioning system, 451 decoding package filenames, 375 software versions, 369 VFAT, 462 vi command, 473 commands and DOS equivalents, 191 vi text editor, 220–226 creating file, 225–226 cutting and pasting text, 221 deleting text, 221 drawback of vi’s power, 220 editing file, 224–225 editing text, 222 Emacs and vi debate, 220 glossary of Linux terms, 462 inserting text, 222 modes, 220–223 Command mode, 220–222 Command-Line mode, 223 Insert mode, 222 navigating text, 222 repeating last command, 222 searching text, 221 searching text files, 226 undoing last command, 222 versions of, 220 video conferencing software Ekiga, 165 video files digital rights management (DRM), 249 file extensions and viewer, 176 installing codecs, 250 location on Applications menu, 176 understanding legalities of playback, 249–250 Video for Linux project, 266 VideoLan Client, 260, 262 videos playing video files, 262 video playback installing codecs, 261–262 installing RealPlayer, 262 watching videos, 259–260 VLC Media Player, 260 view as icons/list option, Nautilus, 172 View category, OpenOffice toolbar, 297 View menu, Impress, 330 View option, Calc/Draw/Impress, 303 View option, OpenOffice, 301 View option, Writer/Web, 302 viewing text files, 217–219 vim (vi improved) text editor, 220 elementary file-save protection, 225 VIRT (virtual memory) column top program process information, 233 virtual console running shell via virtual console, 189–190 switching to specified virtual terminal, 466 virtual desktops Fedora, 77–79 switching for The GIMP, 270 virtual device color-coding within GNOME terminal, 199 virtual files, 197 virtual folders, 167 Virtual Network Computing see VNC virtual PC software using Linux without installation, 29 virtual synthesizers making music and recording audio, 256 viruses, VLC Media Player, 260, 262 VMware, using Linux without installation, 29 VNC (Virtual Network Computing) connecting to remote computers, 445–446 encryption, 441 RealVNC program, 442 www.it-ebooks.info Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ file permissions, 199–205 for other users, 202, 203 on user’s directory, 203 user file permissions, 201, 203 glossary of Linux terms, 462 groups and users, 391–392 knowing when logged in as root, 392 locking user account, 397 managing, 391–397 ownership of processes, 232 processes and programs, 231 root user, 392 showing user processes only, 235 standard and root users, 114, 200 standard user account, 199 su command, 204 switching users, 204 temporarily switching to any user account, 397 UIDs and GIDs, 392 unlocking user account, 397 Users tab, Login Screen, 136 using_dma setting, 409 usr directory, Fedora root file system, 207 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), 43 517 8555idxfinal.qxd 518 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 518 ■INDEX Remote Desktop feature, Fedora, 440 TightVNC, 445 VNC and ports, 443 VoIP, 165 Volume Control Preferences dialog box, 110 volumes default partition layout, 39 logical and physical volumes, 39 specifying custom size for logical volume, 40 vv option, tar command, 425 ■W w command, vi Command mode, 222 w command, vi Command-line mode, 223, 406 creating file with vi, 225, 226 editing file with vi, 225 w permission, 201, 203 w! command, vi Command-line mode, 223 editing file with vi, 225 wallpaper, Fedora desktop, 131 wc command, 473 web browser software see also Firefox Fedora software equivalents for, 148 web filters, The GIMP, 282 web site-creation software Fedora software equivalents for, 148 Microsoft Office and OpenOffice, 288 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) configuring WEP, 88–89 NetworkManager tool, 90 configuring wireless card, 87 getting online using WEP encryption, 88–91 whatis command, 473 whereis command, 213, 473 Whirl filter, The GIMP, 281 Wi-Fi Protected Access see WPA wildcards symbol indicating, 448 using with rm command, 195 Winamp Fedora software equivalents for, 148 Window Border tab, Theme Details, 128, 129 Windows accessing networked Windows files, 178 booting into, 70 connecting to remote Windows computers, 443–446 other Windows, 95 on, 445–446 Windows XP Professional/2000/NT, 443–444 controlling Fedora desktop from, 442 dependency management, 366 Fedora accessing Windows files, 177 Fedora replacements for Windows programs, 147–166 Fedora writing to Windows partition, 27 freeing up space by removing, 28 installer.exe file, 363 installing Linux/Fedora alongside, 27 installing on primary/secondary drive, 28 installing software, 363 installing onto Linux/Fedora drive, 28 Linux security compared, 113–114 partitions, 25 problems with, 6–7 working with files in Windows partitions, 177 worms and viruses, windows resizing windows using mouse, 79 scrolling the window, 245 Windows Explorer Fedora desktop equivalent, 170 Windows Media Player format, 260 Windows partition, deleting, 40 Windows printers configuring Windows/SMB shared printer, 103 Windows system tray Fedora desktop equivalent, 74 Windows Vista, installing Fedora with, 41 Wine, 7, 463 winmodems, 92 WinZip Fedora software equivalents for, 148 Wired Equivalent Privacy see WEP wireless card configuring, 87 using Windows XP drivers for, 91 wireless network configuring WEP, 88–89 configuring WPA, 90–91 getting online by joining, 87 getting online using WEP or WPA, 88, 91 wizards, OpenOffice, 304 Database Wizard, 337 Form Wizard, 341 Function Wizard, Calc, 320–321 Table Wizard, 338, 339 word processor files, 176 word processor software see also Writer Fedora software equivalents for, 148 Microsoft Office and OpenOffice, 288 workspace, 463 Workspace Switcher tool, Fedora, 77–79 worms, WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) configuring WPA, 90–91 NetworkManager tool, 90 early wireless cards including, 90 getting online using WPA encryption, 88–91 wpasupplicant software, 90, 91 Wrap option, Writer context menus, 312 www.it-ebooks.info 8555idxfinal.qxd 7/11/07 1:35 PM Page 519 ■INDEX write permission, 201 Writer, 149–150, 309–318 aligning text, 309 adding headers and footers, 317–318 compatibility with Microsoft Office, 150 configuration options, 302 context menus, 310 file extensions, 176 formatting text, 309–311 Formatting toolbar, 309 inserting pictures, 312–313 mail merging, 314–317 spell-checking, 311–312 Style and Formatting palette, 310 working with tables, 313–314 Writer/Web, OpenOffice, 302 Writing Aids option, OpenOffice, 302 WYSIWYG acronym, 150 X applications, 439 x command, vi Command mode, 224 X connections, 438 X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP), 136 X emblem, Nautilus, 173 X graphical subsystem, Linux, 438 X option, hdparm command, 409 x option, tar command, 425 x permission altering permissions, 204 directories, 202 files, 201, 202 permissions on user’s directory, 203 X Window System, 463 X.org, 463 graphical problems, 62 X11, 463 x86_64 extension, 375 XFree86 Project, 463 xfs file system, 207 xhost command, 473 xinetd, 463 xinit command, 440, 473 XMMS, 463 Xorg process, 233 XSane utility, 105, 106 xterm, 463 Xvid, 263 ■Y y option, diff command, 229 YMMV (your mileage may vary) VNC and ports, 443 Yum, 463 yum command-line utility adding installation sources, 382 compiling from source code, 385 dependency management, 367, 374 description, 374, 474 info option, 381 install option, 378 installing Flash Player, 264 installing Java Runtime program, 265 installing RPMs, 379 installing software using, 378–379 installing VLC Media Player, 260 list option, 381 obsoletes option, 381 options requiring dashes, 378 package management, 367–368 Pirut and Pup, 374 querying packages using, 381 remove option, 380 search option, 380 software repositories, 368 update option, 381 using RPM component, 368 yy command, vi Command mode, 221 ■Z z option, tar command, 425 zip command, 474 zip file management software Fedora software equivalents for, 148 zipgrep command, 474 zipping files bzip2 command, 449, 465 gzip command, 454, 468 unzip command, 473 zombie processes, 233 controlling, 236 zoom controls, Nautilus, 172 Zoom option, wallpaper, 131 Zoom tool, The GIMP, 272 editing images with The GIMP, 277 www.it-ebooks.info Find it faster at http://superindex.apress.com/ ■X 519 ... changing the world Fedora (http://fedoraproject.org) is the natural continuation of these goals The first version of Fedora, Fedora Core 1, was released in November 2003, and the next, Fedora Core 2,... flavors of Linux Beginning Fedora is concise and to the point, aiming to re-create under Linux all the stuff you are used to doing under Windows This doesn’t mean that Beginning Fedora cuts corners... chapter discussing (and illustrating) how to initially install Fedora on your computer Beginning Fedora really is a complete guide About Fedora Linux applies an alternative philosophy to computing